EP leaders discuss priorities of upcoming Council presidency with Luxembourg

The political leaders of the European Parliament discussed the priorities of the upcoming Council presidency with the government of Luxembourg, which will take over on 1 July. The Conference of Presidents, made up of EP President Martin Schulz and the chairs of the political groups, went to Luxembourg on Monday 1 June where Prime Minister Xavier Bettel presented his country's priorities. In addition to the prime minister, the EP delegation also met other members of the government.

On 1 July Luxembourg takes over the presidency from Latvia for the second half of 2015. Schulz commented:  "I am impressed how well the government is prepared for the EU Council presidency. That is why we as Parliament go into this presidency with great optimism. There are also big challenges for the presidency."

Find out more

• (open in a new tab) Council Presidency of Luxembourg
• (open in a new tab) Press release from Luxembourg government on visit (in French)
• (open in a new tab) Latvian presidency priorities discussed by EP committees
• (open in a new tab) More about how the Parliament is organised